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PROCEEDINGS OF AN EMBASSY TO THE KING OF AVA, PEGU, &C. IN 1757 by Robert Lester
Ensign Robert Lester's account of his embassy to Ava in 1757 was originally published in Alexander Dalrympleâs Oriental Repertory. It provides one of the few first-hand accounts of Alaung-hpaya and thus remains a valuable source on the reign and the beginnings of the Kon-baung Dynasty. Dalrympleâs italicization has been removed and dates have been expanded to include the month and year in order to avoid confusion...
Keywords: Pegu; Ava; Burma; Konbaung Dynasty; Robert Lester; India; SBBR; SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research; Michael W. Charney
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